Hettinger Exp Stn, ND Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Pulled from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →: climate measurements used in PlainClimate's documented score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Hettinger Exp Stn's primary NOAA station, HETTINGER EXP STN.
The climate verdict for Hettinger Exp Stn
Dryness leads the climate profile for Hettinger Exp Stn, North Dakota, with 17.3 inches of precipitation a year. NOAA records an annual average of 43°F. At 40/100 (moderate) the climate comfort score falls in the bottom third of the station-mapped U.S. score corpus, exceeding only 6% of scores.
- 43°F
- annual average temperature (NOAA normal)
- 40/100
- comfort score, above 6% of station-mapped location scores
- 17.3"
- annual precipitation
- 123 days
- frost-free days per growing season
Hettinger Exp Stn: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00324180 · Hettinger Exp Stn, ND 43°F mean · 17.3" precip
TEMP-COOL · RANK-COOL · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-DRY · SWING-WIDE · COMF-LOW · LOAD-HEAT · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-COOL 43°F
- RANK-COOL #755
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Theodore Roosev…
- PRCP-DRY 17.3"
- SWING-WIDE 53°F
- COMF-LOW 40/100
- LOAD-HEAT 8,457 HDD
- STN-1 USC00324180
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Theodore Roosevelt, ND (+ 0 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every ND station list.
- Hettinger (this station) 43°F
- Cold Holcombe, WI 43°F
- Hot Minong, WI 43°F
- Near Theodore Roosev…, ND 43°F
- Near Danbury, WI 43°F
Hettinger Exp Stn sits in North Dakota, the #2 coldest U.S. state at 41.0°F statewide annual average - see all 50 coldest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Hettinger Exp Stn
Hettinger Exp Stn: 16/100 · grade F
Hettinger Exp Stn publishes 4 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 2 missing weights rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Hettinger Exp Stn, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 40/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Precipitation balance | 17.3 in · 17.7 from 35 in | 37/100 · F |
| Annual temperature balance | 42.8°F · 24.7° from 67.5°F | 12/100 · F |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 203 calendar days | 12/100 · F |
| Frost-free season | 123 days/year | 8/100 · F |
Hettinger Exp Stn · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Hettinger Exp Stn is a continental Köppen climate: Dfb
Coldest-month mean 16.6°F and warmest-month mean 69.7°F place this station in continental, no dry season, warm summer climates (Dfb). Class Dfb is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: continental, specifically continental, no dry season, warm summer.
- Köppen code
- Dfb
- Group
- Continental
- Warmest month
- 69.7°F
- Coldest month
- 16.6°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · heating-led station
Where Hettinger Exp Stn sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Hettinger Exp Stn's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Cooler than 89%
- Among 6,861 stations, Hettinger Exp Stn sits in the cooler third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- Drier than 77%
- Hettinger Exp Stn's annual total ranks in the drier third of 6,352 measured normals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Wider than 89%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Hettinger Exp Stn is large versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Hettinger Exp Stn compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Hettinger Exp Stn's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
40 6th percentile score exceeds 6% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). This entry sits in this band.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Above this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Above this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Above this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Above this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). Above this entry.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°F (-2°C) | 5°F (-15°C) | 17°F (-9°C) | 0.4" | 30.7 | 0.0 |
| February | 32°F (0°C) | 8°F (-14°C) | 20°F (-7°C) | 0.5" | 27.8 | 0.0 |
| March | 43°F (6°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.8" | 29.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 56°F (13°C) | 27°F (-3°C) | 42°F (5°C) | 1.6" | 21.4 | 0.1 |
| May | 66°F (19°C) | 39°F (4°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 2.6" | 8.4 | 0.4 |
| June | 77°F (25°C) | 49°F (9°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 3.2" | 0.3 | 2.4 |
| July | 85°F (29°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 2.3" | 0.0 | 11.1 |
| August | 84°F (29°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 68°F (20°C) | 1.9" | 0.2 | 9.7 |
| September | 75°F (24°C) | 42°F (6°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 1.4" | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| October | 58°F (15°C) | 29°F (-2°C) | 44°F (6°C) | 1.5" | 21.1 | 0.2 |
| November | 44°F (6°C) | 17°F (-8°C) | 30°F (-1°C) | 0.5" | 28.4 | 0.0 |
| December | 33°F (0°C) | 8°F (-13°C) | 21°F (-6°C) | 0.6" | 30.9 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
Summer here tops out rather than builds: the warmest normal high is 86°F around July 28, short of 90°F on every date, while 203 dates carry a normal low at or below freezing, the coldest 5°F near January 14.
The freezing stretch
The normal low stays at or below 32°F into April 29, then returns to freezing around October 10, covering 203 dates in all.
Derived from the normal daily minimum. This is a different measure from the 50%-probability frost dates shown elsewhere on this page, which come from NOAA’s frost product.
The widest day
August 30 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 33°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Hettinger Exp Stn.
Where Hettinger Exp Stn Stands Nationally
Winters bite deep and often: the normal nightly low dips to freezing or below on around 203 nights a year, placing this among the most frost-prone tenth of ranked stations.
Daily temperature swings run wider than most of the country, peaking near 33°F between the normal high and low.
Hettinger Exp Stn earns 2 nationally notable standings (outer quintiles) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations; only those extremes render.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall
Hettinger Exp Stn runs a summer-peaked wet season
43% of Hettinger Exp Stn's yearly precipitation falls in June, July and August alone, against the 25% an evenly spread year would give those three months. The wettest month is June at 3.2", on a wide 53.1°F gap between its warmest and coldest month. Warm-season convection and, across the Southwest, the North American monsoon produce this shape: rain arrives in short heavy bursts during the hottest part of the year rather than as long cool-season soaking.
- Wettest three months: June, May, July, taking 47% of the annual total between them.
- Driest month: January at 0.4".
- Winter share: 8% falls in December, January and February.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. A summer-peaked label means the June-August share reaches 35%; it describes timing across an average year, not any single season, and says nothing about how heavy an individual storm can be.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
September 21
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
May 21
50% probability date
Growing Season
123 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
8,457
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
419
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
July
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside ND closest to Hettinger Exp Stn on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (43°F here).
- Cooperstown, NY 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Craig, CO 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Denton, MT 43°F · 0.0°F off
- Elfin Cove, AK 43°F · 0.0°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (17.3" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Stanford, MT 17.3" · 0.0" off
- Alton, UT 17.3" · 0.0" off
- McIntosh, SD 17.3" · 0.0" off
- Preston, ID 17.3" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Hettinger Exp Stn's climate pattern fits together
heating led · dry · mid swing
Hettinger Exp Stn's energy balance leans toward cold weather: 8,457 annual heating degree days against 419 for cooling. Its 53.1°F seasonal range still makes the monthly rows more useful than the annual average alone.
Only about 123 days are frost-free in a normal year. That short interval is consistent with the cold-season signal, but the measure does not predict the exact first or last freeze in any one year.
July and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Hettinger Exp Stn's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 53.1°F. The annual average is 43°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
Hettinger Exp Stn's cold-season load does not imply a wet climate. Annual precipitation is 17.3 inches, which places the station in PlainClimate's dry range. Snowfall is not added to the interpretation because its annual value is missing. The snowfall and rainfall fields should be read separately rather than inferred from temperature.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Hettinger Exp Stn's primary station, so the winter figures are a thirty-year average and not a floor: a single hard season can run well below them. Treat each band as a descriptive range for Hettinger Exp Stn, not an official NOAA class or a year-ahead forecast.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Hettinger Exp Stn's primary station: HETTINGER EXP STN (USC00324180). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Hettinger Exp Stn; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Hettinger Exp Stn comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.